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Japanese prints depicting First Sino-Japanese War
Japanese prints depicting First Sino-Japanese War
Japanese prints depicting First Sino-Japanese War
Japanese prints depicting First Sino-Japanese War
Japanese prints depicting First Sino-Japanese War
Japanese prints depicting First Sino-Japanese War
Japanese prints depicting First Sino-Japanese War
Japanese prints depicting First Sino-Japanese War
Japanese prints depicting First Sino-Japanese War
Japanese prints depicting First Sino-Japanese War
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Japanese prints depicting First Sino-Japanese War

Permanent ID:
12989
Call number:
Am .86501
Date:
circa 1895
Image Description:
Painted woodcut prints depicting events in the First Sino-Japanese War, which China's Quing Daynasty waged against Japan for control of Korea as a vassel state.

Translation below, provided by Seunghun Julio Lee,
Assistant Professor of Linguistics and TESOL in the English department at Central Connecticut State University:

0
경성소전지도
a painting of a small battle in Seoul (Kyeongseong)
 
1
오오토리공사담판지도
a painting of negotiations by Commander Ōtori
 
Ōtori Kensuke was the commander of the Japanese forces in Korea
 
2
마츠자키대위용전지도
a painting of a battle where Captain Matsuzaki bravely fought
 
松崎直臣（まつざき なおおみ)
Matsuzaki Noomi was a captain
 
3
풍도해전지도
a painting of the battle of Pungdo
 
Pungdo is an island offshore of Asan, Chungcheongnamdo, Korea
 
4
아산점령지도
a painting of the occupation of Asan
 
5
아군경성(니)개선지도
a painting of our troop entering Seoul after winning the battle  
 
6
히로시마대본영어도착도
a painting of the arrival of the emperor at the Imperial General Headquarters in Hiroshima
 
7
웨이하이웨이포격(노)도
a painting of canon attacks on Weihaiwei
 
Weihaiwei (the Weihai Garrison) is a name when the Weihai city, a city in the Shandong province, was part of the British leased territory between 1898 and 1930.
 
 
8
평양대전지도
a painting of the great battle in Pyeonyang
 
Pyeongyang is a city in the northern Korea
 
9
대본영지도
a painting of the Imperial General Headquarters
 
10
찌우리엔성승취(노)도
a painting of the battle win in Jiuliancheng (Jiulian castle)
 
The battle of Jiuliancheng is also known as the battle of the Yalu river
 
11
펑황성도주(노)도
a painting of the esacpe from the Fenghuangcheng (Fenghuang castle)
 
A city in the Liaodong Peninsula, 80 km north-west of Jiuliancheng.
 
12
하이양도대격전지도
a painting of the battle of Haiyang Island
 
13
찐쪼우성아군대승리
a great vitory of our tropp at Jinzhoucheng (Jinzhou castle)
 
Jinzhou is a city in the Liadong peninsula
 
14
계월판
an edition published in the eighth month of the lunar calendar
 
 

 
Format:
Painting; Woodcuts
Dimensions:
Width: 12 cm, Height: 17.5 cm (image)